September 05, 2007

You know, every once in awhile, someone invents a product so great, you wonder how you ever did without it. Mallomars, Windex wipes, the Blackberry... They've all greatly enriched my life. And to that, I can now add the flameless candle. I was at Target tonight and I saw them, the Glade Wisp Flameless Candles, on display, like a beacon of light amongst the shelves, calling out to me. I think they were saying, "Hey Stacey, we know that you only came in here for two items and really shouldn't buy anything else, but one of us neeeeeeeds to come home with you." And so it did. And it is awesome. I bought the Glade Clean Linen scent and it's currently "burning" in my bedroom as we speak. It looks like a real candle (as long as you don't get up super close) and it smells like one too. I get a whiff of Clean Linen right when I walk into the room and it's only been on for a couple hours. (Of course, I have it turned up to the strongest strength, so you might like it a little less potent). And when the scent runs out, you can just buy a refill in any scent you want, so it's cost effective too. But my favorite thing about it is that you get all the benefits of a candle without the possibility of setting your house on fire. Genius. If I could get back all of the time I've spent running back into my apartment to make sure I didn't leave an open flame burning, I could probably take a European vacation. And I'd pack some of my Glade flameless candles for ambience in my hotel room. Now that is the true test of a great product, taking up valuable luggage space that I could be using for lip gloss. I think that says it all.

January 31, 2007

I'm a candle snob, I can admit it. If I'm in a store, inevitably it's the most expensive candle that catches my eye. And my nose. But since it's not always possible to purchase Henri Bendel or Jo Malone, I've been on the lookout for some cheaper alternatives lately. So far, the one I like the most is Glade, which kind of makes me laugh because that name will always remind me of trash bags and garbage is the last thing I want to think about when shopping. Glade candles are really cheap (seriously, REALLY cheap - they're like $3.50 a candle - that's less than a latte!) and they come in a variety of scents. My favorites that I've tried so far are Clean Linen (which smells similar to Yankee Candles' Clean Cotton), Suddenly Spring (it smells sort of like when it rains in April) and Strawberries & Cream (I'm pretty sure you can figure out what this one smells like). They also have 2 in 1 candle fragrances that combine two different scents, like Hazelnut Cappucino & Espresso Bean. I wouldn't say that these are the strongest candles I've ever burned, but one still scents my entire bedroom and they're so cheap that you can buy as many as you want, so I guess that's a fair trade off. Plus, you can find them at most drugstores, so they make those annoying trips to pick up your prescriptions a little more fun. Okay, a lot more fun. Now if they could just get rid of their annoying commercials where the woman pretends they're french and refers to them as Gladay, I could really get behind this product.